When I was on holiday recently, we noticed that there are still young women wearing the scarf, but this was in our hotel as if it was a uniform. But on the beach there were Turkish women in various modes of dress from a skimpy bikini and enjoying swimming and messing about with young men, to the young woman who went swimming in a full outfit from hand to feet and with a tight bathing cap on . I noticed her husband, who looked a lot older than her, making sure none of her hair was showing.

Hi DayDreamer...

Turkey govt or is it Education Ministry is fair NOT to allow women to cover their heads in public institutions... particularly the types that covered full-face (sorry, i forgotten the proper name for such attire for Muslim women)

One of our former Prime Minister of my country gave an example... In School - during examinations, no one will know who's who inside the cover-up sitting for the exams. It could be Aminah or Ahmed inside the attire. Muslim women in my country wear mostly scarves... or none at all. Also, they wear trendy clothes and even went to Discotheques, clubbing,etc

I feel it's not big issue to wear or not to wear cover-up (burka, hijab, chadors, etc which ever design names given...) to show your beliefs. What's been taught and keep in your head and heart that's more important. You know your limits and you must know what's right and wrong.

There's one case happened in my town - an Arab woman fell into a drain in the MORNING (broad day light) when she came out from the hotel with her family. I thought for that moment what IF she had remove the face cover-she wouldn't suffered such injuries.

When I'm driving around touristic area ..i had to be careful with the Middle Eastern women...especially at night because they are all in BLACK! Some of them are sensible to remove the face cover...

Once i asked an Arab man IF he knew that it's very hot to wear all-black cover-up...He said." I don't know. I'm not wearing them". Duhhhhhh...

Well, there are many stories... if i'm to go on My Muslim cousins don't wear them, yet they are proper muslim ...

many Turkish women and girls having troubles about wearing for their beliefs on the public area,and thats really big shame for belief freedoms.Such a pity still some limitation or difficulties about beliefs on the 21th century

PHO, if only the men were in shoes of those women wrapped all the body with blankets in a hot weather, at least a few days, they would immediately remove all those horrible burkas and chadors, and would consider over all limitations that muslim women r put in. its pointless to ask ur arab male friends about their women! why bother them? their women r born to serve males. :-S
cheers!

i think a woman can to wear what she wish,thats her freeedom,but when political worries become to difficulty for to wearing style,then noone can't talk about issue of freedoms.Main problem to keep in safe freedoms...

Yeah I agree everyone should be free to do what they want. It shouldn't be the clothes that are the issue it should be the persons choices. Coverings are not important if the person chooses to wear them. But are they a symbol of faith? what are they worn for and why don't men wear coverings also?

well,thats a form for İslamic men even beany about wearing,but pity only women on target about that as on many things,and thats the worse side of that

I agree with MrX67, safety comes first. I have read books of true lives both in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan and believe me safety is first and clothing is second. The stories of these women and their lives are so controlled by men - I think there is more freedom in the lives of most Turkish women. Difficult subject but an interesting one!

Don't forget!
In Turkey,everyone is free about how to wear.
And the womens are beatiful.
But still I have no girlfriend!